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people found to be in the u.s. illegally could face deportation. >>> in san jose, a smaller rally held. there were also protests in downtown oakland. there were some arrests for civil dis0 body yens at a protest in san francisco yesterday. tonight, no arrests to tell you about. >> it impacts hundreds of children, centers were set to shut down tomorrow. robert shows us what happened when parent threaten a take over. >> they say they have handcuffs and their own locks and chains and these parent say they are willing to do a weekend occupation, anything to keep this center and six others like it here in oakland open beyond tomorrow. now, as you're about to see, as the clock was ticking down to a confrontation between those soccer moms and the school district, at the 11th hour it seems the school district is waving a white flag. >> i will chain myself to someplace inside to help keep these doors open. this right here would be a perfect place to put a hand cuff. >> reporter: so what would turn a working mother of nine i
people found to be in the u.s. illegally could face deportation. >>> in san jose, a smaller rally held. there were also protests in downtown oakland. there were some arrests for civil dis0 body yens at a protest in san francisco yesterday. tonight, no arrests to tell you about. >> it impacts hundreds of children, centers were set to shut down tomorrow. robert shows us what happened when parent threaten a take over. >> they say they have handcuffs and their own locks and...
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and the degree of u.s. petition patient or not. -- u.s. participation or not. i am writing about money and politics now because this is an election year. these issues are on the table right now. >> this is a little bit out of -- we have not been talking about anything like this. he wrote a piece recently. this had to do with the state of virginia. it was about a name from the past. this is a man by the name of fred malek. can you tell us about this story? >> is a quintessential washington tale -- is a quintessential washington tale. a lot of people cycle through washington. they have an impeccable record of service in washington and they become washington sages. there are people that are regarded with great respect. people from every political strife. in the course of their careers, maybe out of ambition and a chemist take in the early part of their careers that is hard to leave behind. fred malek was a senior aide to president nixon and he made what he described as the most serious mistake of his life. when nixon decided that he was being blindsided by employe
and the degree of u.s. petition patient or not. -- u.s. participation or not. i am writing about money and politics now because this is an election year. these issues are on the table right now. >> this is a little bit out of -- we have not been talking about anything like this. he wrote a piece recently. this had to do with the state of virginia. it was about a name from the past. this is a man by the name of fred malek. can you tell us about this story? >> is a quintessential...
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nokia siemens won an eight-year u.s. contract worth more than $7 billion, what some say could be the largest cell phone order ever. >>> and, finally, a new poll shows in terms of customer satisfaction, thanks to constant changes and privacy concerns, facebook is despised by consumers as much as airlines and cable companies, two of the most perennially low-scoring industries. >>> the usc trojans react to ncaa violations, the nhl says no way to the devils, and the first lady takes in a little baseball. >>> plus, the cubs' third baseman launches missiles at wrigley. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> in weather our exceptionally warm july continues with much of the country experiencing above-average temperatures. your regional forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, the university of southern california is trying to scrub away the tarnish of ncaa rule violations by its football program. here's nbc's fred rogg
nokia siemens won an eight-year u.s. contract worth more than $7 billion, what some say could be the largest cell phone order ever. >>> and, finally, a new poll shows in terms of customer satisfaction, thanks to constant changes and privacy concerns, facebook is despised by consumers as much as airlines and cable companies, two of the most perennially low-scoring industries. >>> the usc trojans react to ncaa violations, the nhl says no way to the devils, and the first lady...
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because for a sitting u.s. senator to write a piece and say white americans are being deprived by the diversety programs and other efforts to right historical wrongs with african americans i agree with the piece about asians, hispanics and other whose have not traditionally been discriminated should not be the beneficiary but he forgets that white women are the biggest ben fish riss of o affirm tiff action. so i think we have scape goating and race baiting going on at the highest levels moonchingsed our leaders. that's my respect for him but i mean, it is concerning to me that as he says those in the bully pulity keep dividing us. not just thoys on the wacky tv shows but it's our leaders who think, i get an election coming up and i don't want angry white voters taking it out on me. i don't want white voters thinking that they're disenfranchised. and the funny thing about web is he will expect 90% of the black vote and he'll probably get it which really makes me nuts after writing an article like this because it
because for a sitting u.s. senator to write a piece and say white americans are being deprived by the diversety programs and other efforts to right historical wrongs with african americans i agree with the piece about asians, hispanics and other whose have not traditionally been discriminated should not be the beneficiary but he forgets that white women are the biggest ben fish riss of o affirm tiff action. so i think we have scape goating and race baiting going on at the highest levels...
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meanwhile, south korean media is reporting the u.s. plans to freeze some 100 overseas bank accounts believed to be used by kim jong-il to run his north korean regime. >>> according to a government report, northwest airlines passengers were put at risk due to the airlines' cozy relationship with the federal aviation administration. the report backs claims made by an faa whistleblower that northwest repeatedly failed to follow federal safety regulations but was not held accountable by the faa. >>> pope benedict xvi has defrocked ohio priest thomas krumm. krumm was removed from his ministry last year after reportedly admitting he abused a teenage boy more than 30 years ago. >>> and a 100-year-old crate of whiskey is giving new meaning to the term "scotch on the rocks." new zealand museum officials are slowly thawing a crate of scotch that was discovered in the antarctic hut of an english explorer who abandoned the stash about 100 years ago. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street's going to kick off the day. the dow opens at 1
meanwhile, south korean media is reporting the u.s. plans to freeze some 100 overseas bank accounts believed to be used by kim jong-il to run his north korean regime. >>> according to a government report, northwest airlines passengers were put at risk due to the airlines' cozy relationship with the federal aviation administration. the report backs claims made by an faa whistleblower that northwest repeatedly failed to follow federal safety regulations but was not held accountable by...
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the u.s. army material command. thank you for being here. and it is the custom of this committee to satisfy testimony under oath. i would ask you to stand, do you swear that the testimony that you will be giving for this sub comment will be the trutht, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god? we appreciate you being here. you may be seated. we have five minute as lotted for each statement. and then we will follow up with questions after you have given your opening statements. >> members of the committee on contracting oversight, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. i am here today to provide an overview of the u.s. army's review of contract actions supporting arlington national cemetery. the army is fully xhicommitted correcting the contracting deficiencies. i am determine the to oversee timely correction of these deficiencies that will ensure that contracting for the arlington national cemetery will be conducted with regulations and in a manner that resp
the u.s. army material command. thank you for being here. and it is the custom of this committee to satisfy testimony under oath. i would ask you to stand, do you swear that the testimony that you will be giving for this sub comment will be the trutht, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god? we appreciate you being here. you may be seated. we have five minute as lotted for each statement. and then we will follow up with questions after you have given your opening statements....
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u.s. municipal debt market? secondly, do you believe there's any merit to a recent characterization by warren buffett that there is potentially, quote, a terrible problem, end quote, ahead for municipal bonds? >> well, first, the -- it's certainly true that states and localities are under a lot of fiscal and financial stress. their revenues have fallen considerably and they're trying to maintain services and so on. clearly we've seen some deficits and some cuts at the state and local level. my view, though, is that first of all that the municipal debt market is functioning pretty well. that at least state and localities that -- states and localities that have good credit or seem to be sound are not having any difficulty accessing the municipal market and that yields are pretty low. which is, i think, fortunate because there are a number of states and localities that being forced to borrow in the current circumstances. certainly there may be some localities in particular that -- that will h
u.s. municipal debt market? secondly, do you believe there's any merit to a recent characterization by warren buffett that there is potentially, quote, a terrible problem, end quote, ahead for municipal bonds? >> well, first, the -- it's certainly true that states and localities are under a lot of fiscal and financial stress. their revenues have fallen considerably and they're trying to maintain services and so on. clearly we've seen some deficits and some cuts at the state and local...
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. >>> back in the u.s., plans to build a mosque near ground zero are touching a raw nerve with many relatives of 9/11 victims. and the vocal debate over the project has entered the national headlines. jeff glor reports. >> reporter: opponents call it a mosque in the worst possible place. >> this building in particular should be turned into a museum. >> reporter: supporters call it a cultural center in the best spot to encourage understanding. >> if a mosque were built, then you guys would know what islam was about. >> reporter: at issue, this building in lower manhattan, the proposed site of a 13-story community center and islamic prayer space. >> this is the muslim community's effort to rebuild lower manhattan. >> reporter: the controversy, it's only two blocks from ground zero. this week sarah palin went on twitter. she called on peaceful muslims to refudiate the plan. calling it a stab in the heart for america. >> they have power in their words. they could refudiate what it is that this group is saying. >> reporter: liberal bloggers pounded on the made up word and palin retracted her tweet
. >>> back in the u.s., plans to build a mosque near ground zero are touching a raw nerve with many relatives of 9/11 victims. and the vocal debate over the project has entered the national headlines. jeff glor reports. >> reporter: opponents call it a mosque in the worst possible place. >> this building in particular should be turned into a museum. >> reporter: supporters call it a cultural center in the best spot to encourage understanding. >> if a mosque were...
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a lot of heat over to the central part -- southwestern part of the u.s. and starting to come our direction. it stays over southern california if you're going to los angeles or the desert this weekend, pretty hot. same for the central valley. some of the moisture will give us afternoon thunderstorms in yosemite or kings canyon or kern county mountains. this system giving us stronger winds is moving off to the west a little bit, so we'll not see many of the 70s that we've seen over the past several days. we'll have a couple more 80s. a few more degrees warmer bit still running close to average or just below that today and tomorrow, and then next week we'll see more of the 70s. we've been talking about this all morning. dog day at the park for the a's' game. they're taking on the white sox tonight, if you want to check out the game and bring your dog to it. it will be fun. 80s today. more of the 70s and 80s tomorrow. as we go through the weekend, pretty nice. next weekend we'll start to cool it back down. send it back to you. >>> take your chupacabra to the
a lot of heat over to the central part -- southwestern part of the u.s. and starting to come our direction. it stays over southern california if you're going to los angeles or the desert this weekend, pretty hot. same for the central valley. some of the moisture will give us afternoon thunderstorms in yosemite or kings canyon or kern county mountains. this system giving us stronger winds is moving off to the west a little bit, so we'll not see many of the 70s that we've seen over the past...
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if you are a u.s. exporter suddenly your goods are 10% more expensive than they were at the beginning of the year. that is hard competitively and it hurts our ability to export. host:, to this is driven by the fact that in the united states, perhaps we are just not making with the world wants to buy? guest: that is part of it. we have had an economy that is very oriented towards consumer goods, domestic services. those are things that are hard to shipped elsewhere. part of what we need to do as a nation is find ways and what we're good at exporting like boeing airplanes, turbine engines, and we need to find ways to develop more industries like that. it is true of the firm -- the pharmaceutical and movie industries. finding ways to do more things like that where we have a competitive advantage and the rest of the world once our stuff. host: we're talking about risks in the global economic recovery with neil irwin of the "the washington post." the numbers are on your screen. you can also send us messages
if you are a u.s. exporter suddenly your goods are 10% more expensive than they were at the beginning of the year. that is hard competitively and it hurts our ability to export. host:, to this is driven by the fact that in the united states, perhaps we are just not making with the world wants to buy? guest: that is part of it. we have had an economy that is very oriented towards consumer goods, domestic services. those are things that are hard to shipped elsewhere. part of what we need to do as...
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no matter how long we stay over there with the u.s. government, be willing have enemies no matter what. we give millions of dollars the other countries because they are cohorts. host: have these wars drained and contributed to the deficit and debt in a significant way? guest: unlike other times that we have paid for wars, taxes have always gone up. we just did not do that this time. that contributed dramatically to the debt that we are currently in. however, looking forward, that is not with the problem comes from. the problem down the road is without question in the big entitlement programs. social security, medicaid, those are the things that lead to the unsustainable path we are on. that said, defense of security is a great place to start looking at the budget. halthere is an interest in gettg savings out of the defense budget. there are definitely savings to be found, we know about that. it becomes harder and harder to say no. oftentimes members of congress will ramp up the spending in areas beyond the request, which makes no sense
no matter how long we stay over there with the u.s. government, be willing have enemies no matter what. we give millions of dollars the other countries because they are cohorts. host: have these wars drained and contributed to the deficit and debt in a significant way? guest: unlike other times that we have paid for wars, taxes have always gone up. we just did not do that this time. that contributed dramatically to the debt that we are currently in. however, looking forward, that is not with...
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e safety issues for employees in the u.s. capitol complex and health and human services assistant secretary will take your questions about the administration's new plan to combat hiv aids. "washington journal" is next. . . host: when it comes to congress, how old is too old? there are the numbers on the screen. for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. please allow 30 days between your calls. you can send us a twitter message at twitter.com/c-spanwj if you would like, or send us an e-mail at journal@c-span.org. how old is too old when it comes to being in congress? "only death can usually break an elderly or incapacitated politicians hold on his seat, but senator byrd's decline raised an uncomfortable question. household is too old? in one of his last visits to the senate, senator byrd was propped up by two aides. his hand shook and wobbled. there is a culture of protection amongst elderly lawmakers as they insist that they are more powerful and elderly than heather, -- than e
e safety issues for employees in the u.s. capitol complex and health and human services assistant secretary will take your questions about the administration's new plan to combat hiv aids. "washington journal" is next. . . host: when it comes to congress, how old is too old? there are the numbers on the screen. for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. please allow 30 days between your calls. you can send us a twitter message at...
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two decades later the u.s. has no plans and they have been very much involved there on and off over the decades. why should we be thinking of somalia? guest: somalia is important as much as a symbol as in its own right. it is a symbol of our own lack of understanding about how to rebuild shattered societies, shattered governments. somalia has been a ward of the international community the last two decades. it is a great case study of a place that hasn't gotten any better. we tried all different numbers of things and now there is a conversation in washington about disengage the. people are thinking maybe we should try getting out of there and letting somalia stew in its own juices which i think would be no answer. host: let's stay in africa for one more minute. several other countries, at least the top five countries that you have here are all in africa. what is it itself and the world's approach to the continent that makes these failed states? guest: i think historically africa has never really had strong state
two decades later the u.s. has no plans and they have been very much involved there on and off over the decades. why should we be thinking of somalia? guest: somalia is important as much as a symbol as in its own right. it is a symbol of our own lack of understanding about how to rebuild shattered societies, shattered governments. somalia has been a ward of the international community the last two decades. it is a great case study of a place that hasn't gotten any better. we tried all different...
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last weekend u.s. officials arrested 10 people in the united states in arlington, virginia, new york, virginia, and massachusetts, and charged them with representing a foreign government without officially rem registering with u.s. authorities. a number of them were charged with money laundering. none of them were charged with espionage, but they are alleged to have been working for the russian intelligence service and were trying to get influence into u.s. policy circles and to figure out what u.s. thinking was on a whole range of issues. there are still many details which have not yet come forward, but we'll see what happens over the next few weeks. host: were you surprised? guest: the fact that spying continues does not surprise me. in fact, spying has increased since the cold war. now what russian people spies are in-- now what russian spies are interested in is corporate information. host: "in spy case, arrests vs. knowledge. f.b.i. pursued suspects for nearly a decade to bid to gain intelligence
last weekend u.s. officials arrested 10 people in the united states in arlington, virginia, new york, virginia, and massachusetts, and charged them with representing a foreign government without officially rem registering with u.s. authorities. a number of them were charged with money laundering. none of them were charged with espionage, but they are alleged to have been working for the russian intelligence service and were trying to get influence into u.s. policy circles and to figure out what...
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>> it does depend on how u.s. the question. >> when you are considering going to the poll this fall, which three issues will you be considering most? >> talking about a gallup poll or something, shelby is exactly right. it depends on how u.s. the question. are you pro-choice or anti- joyce? are you pro-abortion? it depends on the words that you use. people do feel differently and respond differently. that could be a part of it. i am in this in-between generation. between the feminists of the 1970's and third generation of feminists. it seems that there are many active -- many different ways to become active in these different environments and we need to raise the profile of reproductive rights. >> i also wanted to say that i think with reproductive rights and reproductive justice, was someone says to a gallup pollster who asks them a strangely worded question on the phone and what they say in a conversation is very different. there has never been an enormous debt, as people have claimed that their position has cha
>> it does depend on how u.s. the question. >> when you are considering going to the poll this fall, which three issues will you be considering most? >> talking about a gallup poll or something, shelby is exactly right. it depends on how u.s. the question. are you pro-choice or anti- joyce? are you pro-abortion? it depends on the words that you use. people do feel differently and respond differently. that could be a part of it. i am in this in-between generation. between the...
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actually, the u.s. interagency council on homelessness is an independent agency, comprised of 19 other federal agencies. the specific job the council is to coordinate the work of those agencies. as opposed to duplicating the efforts, our role is to make sure that every stick on the other federal agencies are coordinated, -- is to make sure that those efforts by the other federal agencies are coordinated. host: that may sound like a cz ar agency to some. guest: it may, but it came about in 1987 as part of the official response to homelessness. host: what is the operating budget? guest: a little over $2 million, for one year. host: how much stuff you have? -- how much staff do you have? guest: 10 professionals out -- 10 professional staff. host: next call. caller: i would like to tell you this, that was the first part w -- the first at 4-profit but that ran a service for the new york city homeless services. they canceled the contract, but i would like to show one thing to you, sir, that the homeless homel
actually, the u.s. interagency council on homelessness is an independent agency, comprised of 19 other federal agencies. the specific job the council is to coordinate the work of those agencies. as opposed to duplicating the efforts, our role is to make sure that every stick on the other federal agencies are coordinated, -- is to make sure that those efforts by the other federal agencies are coordinated. host: that may sound like a cz ar agency to some. guest: it may, but it came about in 1987...
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caller: i am a u.s. navy veteran, and back in the mid- 1980's, i was also a veteran, and richard marsinko also had many comments -- do you recall him? guest: not off the top of my head. caller: he wrote the book "rogue warrior,"and he predicted all these things in his book -- a best seller -- about north korea. and i am wondering why are we having all this political difficulty right now? the man already said this in his best seller. i am a proud navy veteran from operation desert shield and desert storm. guest: i am not aware of the book. i am sorry. i do not know exactly what the author was predicting, but the situation right now is one where the north koreans are basically desperate. they are trying to get attention. the only way that they know how to do that, really, is by raising these threats and testing missiles. host: to we have a sense of their capability? -- do we have a sense of their capability? guest: they have enough weapons- grade plutonium to make several nuclear weapons. they do not reall
caller: i am a u.s. navy veteran, and back in the mid- 1980's, i was also a veteran, and richard marsinko also had many comments -- do you recall him? guest: not off the top of my head. caller: he wrote the book "rogue warrior,"and he predicted all these things in his book -- a best seller -- about north korea. and i am wondering why are we having all this political difficulty right now? the man already said this in his best seller. i am a proud navy veteran from operation desert...
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[applause] and later he served as u.s. ambassador to the european union. bobbie ellis, staff director and chief counsel disability policy subcommittee. he helped to draft and negotiate more than 20 disability-related bills which were enacted into law, including the american with disabilities act, and he is currently with a law firm here in washington. [applause] last, i bring up the general. patricia wright who served as the director of government affairs for the disability rights, education, and defense firm. she served there for 1980-2005. she is widely recognized as the person who brought together all the different elements of the disability rights community. she is one of our chief strategist during the campaign to pull this all together to pass it. patricia wright is back here with us again. thank you, general. [applause] this is our first panel. the second panel will be a number activists and people from the community who have been so instrumental not only in the beginning, but the evolving structure of the ada since 1990. let me take it off. we will
[applause] and later he served as u.s. ambassador to the european union. bobbie ellis, staff director and chief counsel disability policy subcommittee. he helped to draft and negotiate more than 20 disability-related bills which were enacted into law, including the american with disabilities act, and he is currently with a law firm here in washington. [applause] last, i bring up the general. patricia wright who served as the director of government affairs for the disability rights, education,...
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while the u.s. forest service and special use permits have been invaluable to the over 40-year history to the fire district, it's now important they have the autonomy to better self-direct its future, invest, and ensure the modernization of its facilities. currently these biddings are without even the most basic amenities like running water in rest rooms and their location on public land has precluded them from making modernizations. as the surrounding communities have grown considerably in the past few decades, these willedings -- buildings have taken on added responsibility making it even more important they be updated to accommodated this new role and this bill will allow them to be updated. i would like to thank chairman rahall and ranking member hastings as well as subcommittee chairman grijalva for their hard work on this effort. as well as the gentlelady from guam for their hard work on this effort. it's an important measure for the local communities of my district and i urge a yes vote on th
while the u.s. forest service and special use permits have been invaluable to the over 40-year history to the fire district, it's now important they have the autonomy to better self-direct its future, invest, and ensure the modernization of its facilities. currently these biddings are without even the most basic amenities like running water in rest rooms and their location on public land has precluded them from making modernizations. as the surrounding communities have grown considerably in the...
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host: u.s. senate is said to have a cloture vote today, they have a press conference scheduled later for today, many believe that this means that the press conference will have an up -- that the democrats have enough for closure. this morning we are picking up on the story of the week, relations between the white house and house democrats. questions for you this morning comes from a blog posting on the u.s. news policy page with the headline -- does obama want head -- democrats to lose the house? kamen lynch is the rising on if it is an advantage for him to have a divided congress. the groups tried to diffuse tensions following the comments from the press secretary early in the week. here are the phone lines. for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. good thursday morning to you. i want to show you some of this morning's headlines related to the recent set of tensions that have become public between the house and the white house. "house democrats
host: u.s. senate is said to have a cloture vote today, they have a press conference scheduled later for today, many believe that this means that the press conference will have an up -- that the democrats have enough for closure. this morning we are picking up on the story of the week, relations between the white house and house democrats. questions for you this morning comes from a blog posting on the u.s. news policy page with the headline -- does obama want head -- democrats to lose the...
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host: this piece in the paper this morning, the u.s. chamber of commerce head is being interviewed here -- a obama breakdown business is the headline. the head of the powerful lobby is a fierce critic of white house policy. there is more than a little bit of talk about congress changing over to republican hands, at least on the house said. look again if you have a split government. what would it mean? guest: it will be interesting to see how that pans out. obviously president obama and republicans will want to get something done, but what will they be able to agree on? i think you will see more tax cuts. so, to the extent the president will be on board, you might see more tax cuts if republicans take the congress. however, you might see some compromises. but it will be more difficult. republicans are very concerned about not spending more on the deficit and debt. host: roy, north carolina. caller: the [unintelligible] tax is a very high techs. of approximately less than the majority of people make a $109,000 per year. what will the aver
host: this piece in the paper this morning, the u.s. chamber of commerce head is being interviewed here -- a obama breakdown business is the headline. the head of the powerful lobby is a fierce critic of white house policy. there is more than a little bit of talk about congress changing over to republican hands, at least on the house said. look again if you have a split government. what would it mean? guest: it will be interesting to see how that pans out. obviously president obama and...
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the u.s. and south korea hold major joint military exercises, north korea has warned to cancel any such plans. >> the exercise has come on the heels of secretary of state clinton's visit to south korea where she announced new sanctions against the north. the communist regime is also demanding those sanctions be dropped as well. the u.s. is ignoring both those warnings. >>> in russia they are suffering from a summer heat wave just like the ones we've been seeing. just like us they're looking for ways to beat all that heat. >> that has led many russians to the beach. unfortunately it has also led to a record number of drowning deaths. alex marquardt has more from moscow. >> reporter: for almost a month, scenes like this have played out across russia. scorching temperatures from a ferocious heat wave, sending russians looking for any relief they can find. farmers have been forced to harvest the crops they still have at night, as they suffer the worst drought in over a century. the peat bogs aroun
the u.s. and south korea hold major joint military exercises, north korea has warned to cancel any such plans. >> the exercise has come on the heels of secretary of state clinton's visit to south korea where she announced new sanctions against the north. the communist regime is also demanding those sanctions be dropped as well. the u.s. is ignoring both those warnings. >>> in russia they are suffering from a summer heat wave just like the ones we've been seeing. just like us...
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i believe the u.s. health-care system as a whole, administrative waste is up to $300 billion a year, and we should be able to cut that in half within the next five years. we should be able to save the country $150 billion a year just by streamlining the administrative system. how are we going to do that? a lot of that is going to come from getting people together and making it work. you talk to any provider group, they will say it is so complicated they need hundreds of people in their billing systems just to submit bills. insurers will tell you the same thing. one thing everybody agreed upon left and right, democrat and republican, provider groups, doctors groups, everyone agreed that now is the time to tackle this issue. if we get together, it is going to happen at a state and local level. we are going to cut this out, and i am committed. now we are going to figure out how to make it work. let's figure out where the doctors are putting resources, one hospital is spending $200 million to put in a new b
i believe the u.s. health-care system as a whole, administrative waste is up to $300 billion a year, and we should be able to cut that in half within the next five years. we should be able to save the country $150 billion a year just by streamlining the administrative system. how are we going to do that? a lot of that is going to come from getting people together and making it work. you talk to any provider group, they will say it is so complicated they need hundreds of people in their billing...
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the u.s. and 40% in the uk, pretty balanced between the two countries. what matters is dealing with the issue and the issue is the spill in the gulf, the need to cap the well, the need to make the payments, rather than to get into a war of words. i don't want to do that. >> afghanistan. are the international forces winning? >> i think we're making progress. but is it tough, is it difficult, are we losing too many lives there? yes, i would say that's the case. >> 321, perhaps more, fatalities among british troops and we have seen those incredible scenes of the hearses in the village streets with the veterans saluting them as they go by. >> well, it is by far, i mean, by a million miles, the biggest responsibility, the biggest challenge that i feel that i have personal responsibility for what happens, for the fact that we have troops in combat, for the fact those people are in harm's way. and i think very hard all the time, are we in afghanistan in the right way, for the right reasons? are we do
the u.s. and 40% in the uk, pretty balanced between the two countries. what matters is dealing with the issue and the issue is the spill in the gulf, the need to cap the well, the need to make the payments, rather than to get into a war of words. i don't want to do that. >> afghanistan. are the international forces winning? >> i think we're making progress. but is it tough, is it difficult, are we losing too many lives there? yes, i would say that's the case. >> 321, perhaps...